Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread (freelancer), February 2014

by: dylandrop
text: Remote &#x2F; NYC - ControlShift Labs - <a href="http://www.controlshiftlabs.com/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.controlshiftlabs.com&#x2F;</a><p>We are an organization devoted to building web tools for progressive activists and nonprofits worldwide. Right now we have two main products that we&#x27;ve been working on -- an online petitioning and campaigning tool, and a donations platform is in the works. Our clients include 350.org, Greenpeace India, and 38 Degrees. To get a sense for what we do, you can view the petitions platform in action here: <a href="http://campaigns.350.org/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;campaigns.350.org&#x2F;</a><p>We&#x27;re looking for part-time and possibly full-time web developers. We&#x27;re located in both NYC and Buenos Aires -- a small and remote Rails company. We generally prefer those who work in the same time zone, but we still would like to talk to those who might live in different time zones.<p>Experience with Rails is preferred, but not necessary. Drop us a line at talk - at - controlshiftlabs.com

by: antoviaque
text: REMOTE OK. OpenEdX Consultancy (Canada&#x2F;France)<p>Consultancy specialized on the edX project, and hiring to handle increasing demand. edX is a free software project, used by various universities and companies to run online courses. See edx.org, class.stanford.edu, france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr or codecoalition.com for examples of edX instances.<p>It&#x27;s a large Python&#x2F;Django codebase, with good code standards and architecture (a lot of the edX engineers come from MIT). You would work on different clients contracts using the platform. The clients list&#x2F;references include Harvard, edX themselves, the French government, and various startups &amp; universities currently running their own instances, or looking to create one. Tasks are varied, from developing custom features for specific courses (XBlocks), customizing instances, developing generic platform features, deploying instances, working on both client&#x2F;server sides, etc.<p>Most of your work would be published as free software (edX is released under the AGPL license, which requires clients to release modifications under the same license), and you would also contribute to the free software project, pushing some of your developments upstream through pull requests, contributing features, documentation or help on mailing-lists.<p>You would be able to work remotely from where you want, as long as you have a good internet connexion. : )<p>Stack: Python&#x2F;Django, Ansible, AWS, Debian&#x2F;Ubuntu, JS, HTML&#x2F;CSS, MySQL, MongoDB<p>Applying: Email jobs@antoviaque.org with: your github account, a short explanation of why you&#x27;re interested and a list of links to free software contributions you have made, if any.

by: yllus
text: Rogers Media (Toronto, Canada)<p>Located in the downtown Toronto campus of Rogers Communications, Rogers Media is actively seeking a freelance web developer with strong PHP &#x2F; WordPress knowledge and exceptional front-end (JavaScript &#x2F; jQuery &#x2F; CSS3) skills for an initial three-month contract, with the opportunity to turn that into much more.<p>Our technology stack is split between WordPress (PHP&#x2F;MySQL, hosted within the company) and Ruby On Rails. Our mission is to architect, create and assist the growth of brands of the likes of Sportsnet, Maclean&#x27;s, Citytv, 680 News and Chatelaine, plus literally nearly a hundred others.<p>Despite a couple of tough years for the media industry, Rogers Media remains committed to making a name for itself for having the best digital division in the Canadian media landscape. We&#x27;re steadily growing our web and mobile development teams, and like in any time of uncertainty and change, there&#x27;s enormous opportunity to do amazing new things. I think 2014 is going to be a great year for us.<p>Shoot me an e-mail at sully.syed@rci.rogers.com and we&#x27;ll talk.

by: yegg
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS: DuckDuckGo (remote or local in Paoli, PA)<p>If you&#x27;re an avid DuckDuckGo user who is excited about what we&#x27;re trying to accomplish check out our hiring page <a href="https://dukgo.com/help/en_US/company/hiring" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dukgo.com&#x2F;help&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;company&#x2F;hiring</a><p>Right now we&#x27;re in need of some freelancing help in two areas: 1) devops (using Chef); 2) our community platform at duck.co (using modern Perl).

by: helloshow-
text: SEEKING FREELANCER<p>Front End Developer - AngularJS
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL or Remote)<p>Hello Show is modernizing a key workflow for real estate agents. The current market for real estate technology is vastly underserved and Hello Show is building the tools agents need and deserve. With our product in development, we already have beta customers who have fallen in love and are anxious to sign up now! We are a results and data driven team, and use Agile&#x2F;SCRUM processes to build.<p>Skills &amp; Requirements:<p>- Javascript expert<p>- Expert with Angular.js and Node.js<p>- Expert interfacing with APIs<p>- Expert HTML 5 and CSS skills<p>- Focus on test driven development<p>- Appreciation for Web Accessibility and how that should translate to code.<p>- Insane attention to detail<p>- Desire and ability to continuously learn and implement new technologies<p>- Effective communication with team members, focusing on project requirements, capabilities, and schedule<p>- Love of building products that people love<p>You are welcome to work remotely.<p>Application Instructions:<p>To apply, send an email to join@helloshow.com.  Be sure to reference the job posting and where you came across it.  Please provide any information that will help us in our decision process (resume, portfolio, github, etc…).  If you seem like a good fit, we will want you to come by for a face-to-face interview or chat on Skype.  We are looking forward to hearing from you.

by: HorizonXP
text: Toronto, ON - Remote possible<p>Looking for a designer, with an immediate need for web UI&#x2F;UX work.<p>We&#x27;re working on an exciting project with tremendous potential in an unsexy, but niche space. We have paying customers in the pipeline, and now we need to deliver.<p>We need a designer to help with the overall look and feel of a web-based dashboard. The goal is to take lots of technical data, information, analytics, and controls and whittle them down into a well-presented dashboard.<p>There is potential for continuing work on this project, and others, branching into mobile app development as well.<p>I&#x27;m being intentionally vague, as I don&#x27;t want to give out too many details publicly. Suffice it to say, it&#x27;s exciting enough that I left a very well-known startup in the Bay Area to move to Toronto for this.<p>I&#x27;m looking for an A-level designer here that we could work with for the foreseeable future, so my standards are pretty high. Send me links to your past projects, portfolio, and Dribbble to xpatel [at] pulsecode [dot] ca.<p>P.S. Our current website is a poor signal for the kind of quality we&#x27;re looking for, so don&#x27;t hold that against us. It also will not help you figure out what the project is.

by: rwhitman
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS - Remote<p>I&#x27;m a web dev &#x2F; design consultant with an increasingly demanding workload and I&#x27;m looking to bring in some help. I&#x27;m based out of NYC &#x2F; LA (yes both, kinda). I need folks in 2 areas -<p>1) Frontend &#x2F; full stack web dev (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP). I need someone with very solid frontend web dev skills... and are comfortable and happy working with Wordpress. Some of my client projects are big demanding challenges, some of them are just CMS sites. You should be cool with either.<p>2) Systems work and IT referrals. I&#x27;m increasingly encountering clients that require complicated environments - multiple nodes, load balancers etc and I&#x27;m relatively useless in this area. Skills in AWS, CDNs like Akamai etc. Might be just referrals, might hire you onto the occasional project depending on the budget &#x2F; scope.<p>If you&#x27;re interested, email me at zenjiweb+hnresponse@gmail.com<p>Also - I&#x27;ve posted in this thread on HN before for a client and we got a <i>lot</i> of responses last time. Please please <i>please</i> include skills, links to your work, profiles on Github or Linkedin or a resume and some background info about you. Thanks!

by: transmit101
text: local<p>Android engineer - London - Mixlr
<a href="http://dev.mixlr.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;dev.mixlr.com</a><p>-<p>Mixlr is a fast-growing platform for social live audio with millions of users across the world.<p>We would like an experienced engineer help our small, passionate team bring the Mixlr experience to the Android world.<p>The app will include live audio streaming, chat, discovery and all the key features that mobile users already enjoy in our successful iOS app.<p>You will have experience of building at least one non-trivial native Android app. The following attributes would also be advantageous:<p>* dedication to designing and building fantastic user interfaces<p>* knowledge of live streaming protocols, especially on mobile<p>* passion for music apps and&#x2F;or audio programming<p>* experience working with JSON and RESTful APIs<p>* broad knowledge of different Android devices<p>* experience with test-driven development<p>* proficiency of at least one other language apart from Java, especially: C, C++, Ruby or JavaScript<p>For more information please see our dev portal: <a href="http://dev.mixlr.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;dev.mixlr.com</a>

by: andreasilenzi
text: NYC&#x2F;NJ&#x2F;Remote - Free Music Archive freemusicarchive.org<p>WE ARE:<p>The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal MP3 downloads directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. We&#x27;re one of the largest repositories of Creative Commons music on the web, and our curated approach means it&#x27;s not just free music, it&#x27;s good music. We&#x27;re based out of WFMU&#x27;s magic factory in Jersey City, NJ.<p>YOU ARE:<p>A skilled backend engineer, with solid background in modern languages and techniques. We&#x27;re looking ideally some overlap with our stack which happens to be PHP&#x2F;SQL, and for someone who doesn&#x27;t mind working with legacy code. You&#x27;ll have the chance to make valued, long-term strategic contributions to the project.<p>For more info, send a note to andrea -at- freemusicarchive.org

by: chatmasta
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS - Remote<p>My partner and I are working on an interesting VPN company. I am a Yale senior, CS major. My partner is ten years out of Wharton. We are applying to YC for summer batch.<p>Please email me if you are talented in any of the following areas:<p>- Python, especially Flask<p>- Backbone, angular, or ember<p>- Apiary<p>- API design<p>We are following an API centric development process. Over the next couple weeks, this will involve us completing the following tasks:<p>- Write an API blueprint in form of www.apiary.io<p>- Use apiary.io to provide API mock server<p>- Frontend and backend developers work in parallel<p>- Backend developer responsible for implementing API according to blueprint<p>- Frontend developer responsible for client side of website<p>- Client side of website interacts with API, can test with apiary mock server<p>We want to get started as soon as possible. Please reach out. As I am a CS major and engineer, I will make this a very smooth process for all involved.<p>Thanks.<p>EMAIL: miles@5280holdings.com

by: lukestevens
text: Remote (Anywhere)<p>I&#x27;m a designer looking for a Django or Rails developer to build v1.0 of an Analytics-based web app I&#x27;ve designed, documented, and built HTML templates for that are ready to go.<p>Budget for the whole project is <i>low</i> five figures, i.e. small, so I&#x27;m open to anyone, anywhere, with good availability over the next few months.<p>There&#x27;s a smaller, more challenging component of the app that I&#x27;d also like help with, <i>especially</i> if you have experience with the Google Analytics API. If this is you, I would LOVE to talk to you :)<p>I have plenty of info explaining the app, so if you&#x27;re interested just ask and I&#x27;ll elaborate further :) Drop me (Luke) a line at ldstevens@gmail.com.  Thanks!

by: flippyhead
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS : Pathable (<a href="http://pathable.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;pathable.com</a>) - Seattle or REMOTE 
Pathable is hiring expert javascript engineers and UI designers. We&#x27;re innovating how single-page applications are built and we need your help. Our industry leading social networking application is focused on conferences and events. It&#x27;s 75% JavaScript and 25% Ruby. We support several open source projects including Backbone and QuiltJS. We&#x27;ve embraced remote working to a degree you won&#x27;t find anywhere else. Learn more: <a href="http://www.pathable.com/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pathable.com&#x2F;</a>

by: lucaspiller
text: Devon, UK or remote<p>Seeking an experienced developer fluent in HTML&#x2F;CSS and JS to work on an upcoming project developing a mobile application. Responsive design and Ember (or similar) knowledge is a must. .NET&#x2F;C# experience is a bonus, as that is what the backend system is running on.<p>This will initially be a three month project, however if it goes well there will be further work. We are looking for someone to form an ongoing relationship with, if you are local there will be the option of permanent employment.<p>To apply please email js@blissfulsystems.com. Make sure to include links to your work &#x2F; profiles, GitHub, LinkedIn &#x2F; resume and some background info.

by: buf
text: London&#x2F;SF&#x2F;Remote - Eat In My Seat eatinmyseat.com<p>WE ARE:<p>We are early employees of Eventbrite and Uber who have broken off to start Eat In My Seat. EIMS creates a direct communication channel between venues and consumers.<p>The premise is simple: Imagine you&#x27;re at a basketball game and it&#x27;s half time. You really want a beer and a burger, but <i>everyone</i> is queuing up at the concession. Wouldn&#x27;t it be better to pull out your iPhone, order from the comfort of your seat, and have the food delivered to you?<p>YOU ARE:<p>A Rails or iOS engineer with an eye for usability. Please email buford at eatinmyseat dot com

by: amarraja
text: Remote OK after the first month. London UK (Marylebone)<p>Seeking a developer fluent with HTML&#x2F;CSS and JS to work on the front end of a suite of e-commerce websites and the accompanying tooling.<p>Responsive design experience is a must. SASS and ASP.NET MVC experience is beneficial.<p>Initially looking for a three month contract, possibility to extend.<p>Shoot me a mail if you want more info: amarsuperstar@gmail.com

by: jf22
text: Remote Ok<p>I&#x27;ve co-founded startup called movidhep.com which is coded in C# Asp.net MVC and uses RavenDB as a backend.<p>We&#x27;ve got a couple of projects that we need some help with.<p>One of the projects is very ravendb centric so if you have experience there definitely shoot me an email.<p>Another project involves recording a video from a mobile app and uploading it to vimeo and&#x2F;or elsewhere.

by: nclx
text: Remote &#x2F; Milano, Italy - Yolo Apps<p>We are a young, agile and international team that has previously worked with the top companies all over the world, such as Apple, Toyota and Redbull.<p>We&#x27;re looking for freelancers to design and code iPhone and Android apps.<p>How to apply: email nicolas,yoloapps,us with your portfolio and a list of skills.

by: bcroesch
text: Chicago, IL - remote possible<p>Federis Group
We&#x27;re a small software consultancy looking for front end and full stack engineers. Rails and&#x2F;or mobile experience a plus, but not strictly required. Our team is based in Chicago, but we&#x27;re open to remote as well.<p>Contact: ben@federisgroup.com

by: dbotha
text: London, UK<p>Android developer is needed to create a small native app from scratch (Targeting Android 4.0+). Work to ideally commence on Monday February 10. On site developer is preferred but I will consider remote -- we&#x27;re based 5 minutes from Oxford Circus tube station.

by: albedo
text: SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC area<p>Lambda is a talent agency for freelance developers and designers. We help you find clients, negotiate for higher rates, and take care of the business side of freelancing.<p><pre><code>  - Exceptional talent only: $100&#x2F;hr minimum rate.
  - No recruiters or spam. We&#x27;re developers too and we only match consultants with projects that fit their expertise and interest.
  - Serious clients only: Wanna hear about a disruptive social network for cats that &quot;just needs a coder&quot;? Neither do we.
  - Freelancers with side projects or startups are especially welcome!
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If that&#x27;s appealing, you can read more and sign up at: <a href="http://getlambda.com/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;getlambda.com&#x2F;</a><p>We&#x27;ve posted about this on HN a few times and have been amazed by the response. I apologize in advance if it takes a while for us to get back to you -- we interview everyone personally and are still ramping up the process.<p>Right now, we&#x27;re particularly looking for NYC Rails, Django, and iOS devs.

by: jbeard4
text: Remote<p>Seeking an expert PhoneGap developer to help take our innovative app to the next level. Contact me at jake@minnow.io

by: satjot
text: 
I created this meetup group earlier this year for iOS and Android freelancers: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/ios-android-freelancers/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;ios-android-freelancers&#x2F;</a>